Gooday Gaming Guests - Quantum Ideas and Parallel Universe

Episode Date: January 1, 2025

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Here's a quick little thing that I just read that's right up my alley. I'll read it. It's a short one. It says, Scientists want to entangle human brains with quantum computers to learn about consciousness. I'm really into the whole concept of quantum computing. A team of researchers believes that they may have a way to test the hypothesis that consciousness in humans arises from entanglement within our brains.
Starting point is 00:00:38 To do so would involve creating interfaces between human brains and quantum computers in an attempt to measure any regular changes in consciousness. So I was talking earlier about a neuro plant from Eli Musk, so it's kind of in that area. Consciousness is something we all have, but know surprisingly little about. We know how to turn it off with anesthesia, but we aren't really sure how they work either.
Starting point is 00:01:12 There are plenty of people working on the problem, but we still do not know whether consciousness is the result of integration within a system, known as an integrated information theory or the results of information being shared across the brain global workspace theory the two ideas two leading ideas with so little known there's room for others out out of their ideas. In 1989, British mathematician and Nobel Prize in Physics winner Roger Penrose did just that, suggesting that quantum entanglement is involved in consciousness. Though we can't summarize his full argument spread out over several books, the gist of it boils down to the idea that some problems that cannot be completed or comprehend by traditional computers, humans can deal with these problems and comprehend them, such as non-computable numbers and gothic sentences.
Starting point is 00:02:32 And so the human mind must not operate like a traditional computer. Instead, Penrose suggests that the consciousness can arise from quantum entanglement within the brain. The argument, which was not well met at the time, has actually seen a bit of a revival in recent years. Though it remains on the fringe of consciousness research, one limit on the idea that the quantum entanglement is fragile and easily broken even at low temperatures. So how could we produce and maintain entanglement in a warm, mushy environment of our brains?
Starting point is 00:03:13 Interesting. But since then, it's suggested that microtubulars inside neural neurons could provide this stable environment for entanglement. Earlier this year, one team claimed that they had found supporting evidence of this idea after giving rats microtubular binding drugs and finding that it then took longer for anesthesia to knock them out, suggesting that they play a role in consciousness. While further study in that era may give us further clues to what consciousness is and how it works, another team has a far wackier idea for testing whether consciousness is a quantum process. This team, which includes
Starting point is 00:04:08 Hartmut Neven, leader of the Google's Quantum AI Lab, makes the assumption that Penrose is wrong in suggesting that consciousness arises at the point of superposition collapse. Instead, suggested it could arise when it formed in order to sidestep the obscurity possibility of faster-than-light communications in the brain. The team suggests that the way to test this theory of consciousness is to try to expand our consciousness using an interface between our brains. And a quantum computer.
Starting point is 00:04:48 So earlier I was talking about that. And they were saying maybe 2020. By 2020. 50. We'll have some more implants. I would assume that this would be. Things that they would be doing. In an experiment.
Starting point is 00:05:03 Experimental. Crucious. One would establish a physical. Link between human brain. would be doing. In an experimental crucius, one would establish a physical link between the human brain and the quantum computer that would enable coherent interactions and mediate entanglement. If our conjunction
Starting point is 00:05:17 is accurate, this would enable richer consciousness experiences of the combined system, requiring more descriptive bites than the experiences the human reflects without the link. The team explains in the paper adding it
Starting point is 00:05:34 adding that it requires coupling a system within the brain with qubits in superposition inside a quantum computer. Before the systems are coupled, their respective states exist in separate state-spaces known as Hilbert spaces of dimensions n and m respectively. After they are made to interact, the waveform describing the combination system resides in X-dimensional
Starting point is 00:06:09 Hilbert space, the team writes. We conjured that a superposition forming in this higher dimensional space state would be experienced by the subject as a richer experiment in comparing to the superposition state forming in a low n dimensional Hilbert space describing the isolation of the brain subject. Let's say we have n qubits in our brain and M qubits in the external quantum computer, with the letters referring to a certain number of qubits. If a person can entangle their brain with this quantum computer,
Starting point is 00:06:55 they can create an expandable quantum position involving N plus M qubits. If we now tickle with the expanding supposition to make it collapse, this should be reported by the persons participating in the experience as a richer experience. That's because in their
Starting point is 00:07:18 normal conscious experience they typically need n bits to describe the experience, but now they need n and m bits to describe the experience but now they need N and M bits to describe it pretty cool I call this expansion protocol
Starting point is 00:07:34 so it would allow us to expand consciousness in space time and complexity so just make it smarter um according to Nevin, reports of this richer experience, so it's kind of like a rush basically,
Starting point is 00:07:50 or a higher rush, getting higher, even higher, in this circumstance would offer evidence that the consciousness is a quantum phenomenon. While a neat idea, there the test would rely on being able to couple activity in someone's brain with a quantum computer, which would be an invasive procedure and is not going to happen anytime soon.
Starting point is 00:08:15 As well as this, there are many other ideas of consciousness with promise too, many of which do not rely on. Invasive procedures. As the team notes. Research into inert gases. Such as Xeon. And their effect on the consciousness. May be more fruitful in the meantime. So that's a pretty fun one.
Starting point is 00:08:37 If I see something like that. It really catches my eye. I'm really into it. So that's about. So if I say by 20 2024 No 2040 2050
Starting point is 00:08:50 We'll have a lot of these things going on So short little Thing this morning Or not this morning late in the day here Alright I'll talk to you later Bye Alright so I'd like to share some articles when I see them this one was kind of interesting
Starting point is 00:09:08 right up my alley of course some of these that I do are shorter than the 20 minutes but they're kind of fun I did another one yesterday that was cool so this article scientists believe that aliens
Starting point is 00:09:24 could be living in parallel universes so that's something I could totally believe galaxies have long served as beacons for understanding the university's vast structure and evolution
Starting point is 00:09:38 astrophysics and cosmologists have strived to unravel how these massive systems of stars, gas, and dark matter emerge and evolve. Despite significant advancements, I don't know, we really haven't learned anything. The intricate mechanism governing star formations, gas dynamics, and feedback processes remain incompletely understood. Central to this challenge is the influence of dark energy, a mysterious force driving the universe's accelerated expansion and its implications for life in the cosmos. The dark energy. question proposing a novel framework to estimate the likelihood of intelligent life both in our universe and a hypothetical multiverses i still believe that we're in a multiverse ourselves
Starting point is 00:10:53 drawing parallels to the famous drake equation this model investigates how the density of dark energy in star formation rates shape the potential of life to arise. Gives me a cool picture. The cosmologist framework of star formation. The cold dark matter paradigm forms the foundation of understanding large-scale cosmic structures. This model explains galaxy formations through the gravitational collapse of dark matter halos from a nearly uniform early universe. Today, I saw in the news that the next generation is going to be called
Starting point is 00:11:51 Gen Beta. That's the next gen now. They're the product of Gen Z's and early millennials. Gen Beta says that they will be there for the 22nd, 2200.
Starting point is 00:12:13 Because you figure if they're born now, 75, it's 25. That gets you to another century. Pretty interesting. So it's always Gen Beta. Pretty something. Just something off track there for a minute. While N-body simulations and arithmetical models have refined
Starting point is 00:12:32 our understanding of the halo assembly, the intricacies of the bironomics, physics, gas acceleration, star formations, and stellar feedback still present challenges. Early models approach star formation with a simple assumption, focusing on cooling times and conversion rates of gas into stars. However, they are often ignored complex feedback mechanisms from the stars and active galactic
Starting point is 00:13:06 nuclides which is A G N's galactic nuclides relative stories scientists propose incredible new theories of the origin of life in the universe scientists finally
Starting point is 00:13:21 identify the source of the interstellar signal linked to alien scientists discovered alien signals coming from beyond the solar system so that's like something you can click on subsequently subsequently
Starting point is 00:13:37 I can't say that word redefine and incorporate these processes and explore co-evolutionary dynamics including black hole formation and its galaxy development. I'd love to just go into a black hole. It sounds like fun. Most recently, advanced hydrodynamical simulations have achieved remarkable success in reproducing observed cosmic phenomenon. These models simulate interactions between bionomic matter and dark matter,
Starting point is 00:14:15 capturing processes like supernova-driven feedback. So the feedback, this must be like the signal coming from it. I would assume that's what that means. However, the fidelity of these simulations depends on the subgrind grid perception. Approximate method of modeling small-scale physics. As a result, the robust of predictions across vast cosmonautical perimeters remains an open question. So all this stuff is mostly just a hypothesis. So dark energy
Starting point is 00:14:51 and its paradoxes. Dark energy comprises over two-thirds of the universe total energy and it governs accelerated expansion. So it's hard to think that as we're sitting out on the planet, there's a galaxy around us that's expanding.
Starting point is 00:15:09 That's pretty interesting. Despite its pivotal role, dark energy, physical nature remains enigmatic. I'm not sure of the word enigmatic. Then it gives me some equations here. Something equals zero something plus something equals OBS.
Starting point is 00:15:30 Something equals 10 something OBS. And then something equals 30 something OBS. The something is like upside down. It's like an arrow pointing up. Whatever that signifies. I'm not sure what that is.
Starting point is 00:15:46 So it's shown the dark matter is increasing. It says how the same region of the universe would look in terms of the amount of stars from different values of dark energy. Clockwise from the top left, no dark energy.
Starting point is 00:16:02 Same dark energy in our universe. 30 then 10 times density is our universe the images generate or suit so it just shows a difference you can see more stars less stars a prevailing hypothesis links it to the quantum vacuum energy. So to me, everything is about quantum. That's why I'm really into anything quantum computing, entanglement, supernova, all that stuff. Yes, theoretically, calculations yield discrepancy spanning over orders of magnitude. Efforts to reconcile this
Starting point is 00:16:45 cosmetical constant problem include involving scalar fields, modified gravity theories, or multiverse scenarios. One puzzle, the Who Known Problem, questions why dark energy began dominating the universe's expansion only recently, coinciding with the sun's formation.
Starting point is 00:17:13 Some theories suggest anthological reasoning, where the cosmic perimeters are constrained by the conditions necessary for observing to exist. In this context, multiverse models propose an ensemble of the universe, each with its different physical constructions. A new model of intelligent life. Durham University Research built these ideas including a model that links dark energy density and star formation rates to the emergence of life. Unlike the Drake equation,
Starting point is 00:17:57 these estimates intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way. This approach calculates the relative probability of life across the hypothetical universe. So it has a some sort of the Drake equation. That's what it's called.
Starting point is 00:18:19 A mathematical formula for probability of finding life in advanced civilizations in the universe. The team explored the fraction of ordinary matter converted into stars over cosmic history. Under varying dark energy densities is our universe. This fraction is approximately 23%. However, the model predicts that a universe
Starting point is 00:18:50 with a higher dark energy density could achieve a star formation efficiency of 27%. This suggests our universe with life supporting may not
Starting point is 00:19:06 maximize the conditions for life to develop. It's kind of hard to believe that we'd be the only one. Understanding dark energy and its impact on our universe is one of the biggest challenges in cosmetology.
Starting point is 00:19:21 Not cosmetology. I can't say that word either. Said Dr. Danielle Sorin, not cosmetology, I can't say that word either, said Dr. Daniel Soren, lead researcher. Surprisingly, we found that even significantly higher dark energy density, that's the word, there I finally got it,
Starting point is 00:19:36 will still be capable with life, suggesting we may not live in most likely of universes. Implications of Parallel Universes The study's findings have profound implications for the concept of parallel universes. and Statical Infernaition models an infinite multiverse arises with each bubble universe possesses unique physical
Starting point is 00:20:16 constraints this assembly provides a Statical framework for understanding why our universe has its specific properties. That won't even make sense. So in these properties, we are what was grown, I guess. Anthropic reasons, while controversial, gain traction as an exploratory tool in this context. Similar to the concept of habitational zones around the stars,
Starting point is 00:20:54 there is an approach to consider conditions conductive to life. By exploring the astrophysics of star formations and large-scale structure evolution, researchers aim to identify universal parameters that enable life. It will be exciting to explore the emergence of life across different universes, noted Professor Lucas Lumber of the University of Givani. This could lead to rethinking of fundamental questions about our universe. Again, it's all just thinking.
Starting point is 00:21:37 And then there's all kinds of scales and all kinds of drag. As computed with the extension of the SP2 model. The SP21 model. So this is a model here. CSFRD. All kinds of waveforms and all kinds of stuff there. Toward a unified understanding.
Starting point is 00:22:00 The interplay between dark energy, star formation, and life's potential challenges. Scientists to expand theoretical and computical boundaries. Full hydro dynamical simulations offer detailed insight but are computically intense. Significant simplified and analytical models, while less precise, provide intuitive framework for exploring
Starting point is 00:22:36 cosmic evolution over vast time scales. By combining these approaches, researchers hope to address long-standing questions about the universe's fine-tuning. Why does the universe support intelligent life? Why do its parameters compare to the hypothetical multiverse. These investigation bridge astronomy, cosmology, and the search for extraterrestrial life offer a richer understanding
Starting point is 00:23:15 of our place in the cosmos. So, like I said, I'm still a big fan that seems to believe that we're in some sort of multiverse here dark energy I'm gonna get some learn more about dark energy that's the next thing I'm gonna learn so that was
Starting point is 00:23:33 just an article that caught my eye I kind of do these every once in a while just because they're fun trying to learn how to read better too the big words get me so this was about scientists believe that aliens could be living in parallel universes. So they can pop in and pop out. We can't pop in and pop out yet.
Starting point is 00:23:52 Alright, so that's a little fun little article I told this morning. I'll talk to you guys later. Alright, bye.

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